The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-01-15

Mrs. Wentworth ana Mllly. IneV were
goinr to France for the lady's health,
while Milly was to have an outing. and
learn from Natures great school for a
while. About three days out the wealth
CT became very unpleasant, rain and
chilling foe We'd with tempestuous wind
and storm to delay their course, butthe
luxurious ship--a world i'll Itself
laughed at old oceans moods and
plowed steadily onward. quite undaunt-
ed. 1t was. however, far worse for
| draucht vessels, often overloaded and
iI-managcd, and dependent upon wind
and tide for their safety. But Mill y
never thought Of these. as, glorylng III
her perfect immunity from s~easickness'
she roamcd tie great steamer fore and
aft, making friends with passengers
and crew. and asking questions which
often made the latter scratch their
heads in perplexity,
They were about d week out and far
from either shore, the fog had lifted,
and a brilliant morning sun lighted the
broad. comparatively smooth, cXpanse
of sea. The captain, glass in hand. was
slowly scanning the horizon, and Mllly,
| close by, with no lens but those of her
keen Young eyes. scanned it with equal
dignity and care. About southwest his
glass came to Il sudden ~stan0Still; then
he took it from his eyes and was eager
ly rubbing the lenses. when the watch
suddenly sang out: "Sail, ho.'
''Where away?' cried the captain, re-
adjusting his glass.
ITO lceward,' came the prompt re-
ply. and in moment the two were con-
sllting in eager tones.
Soon after the steady plunging of the
engines grew slower, then almost
ccased:'a boat was lowered, gentlemen
passengers began to climb to elevated
places and gaze through their own
! glasses, and She heard one say:
"Ics, its an open boat: evidently u
small one, too. See, they are going to
the rescue. It's well the fog lifted
when it did or We would never have
sighted them in the world"
The excitement increased, for every
incident becomes an event in the
monotony of sea life, and especially
every thing that speaks of danger and
shipwreck.
Millv watched them lower the boat
and mar it, the officer descending last
of all and giving orders which caused
each appraised oar to drop as if run by
machinery, sending the little craft cut
ting swiftly through the waves. then,
throwing her glance beyond it for the
first time, she saw q spcck against the
sky-a black speak with Il fiery tip, ap-
parrntly-conId that he the lost hoatp
Supported on thetatlrail by her fathers
arm. she could see the fiery tip was
really u flag or pennon floating upon
the masthead, and at last could make
out the shape of the boat and even
the few figures within it. Then
the ships boat reached it, figures bob
bed about, mixing themselves indist.in-
guishably, after which the l~ife-saving
craft put about and came rapidly ship
ward, towing the others in its wake. A
nearer view showed Milly five men
and one boy, lying at full length, appa-
rcntly dead; p still nearer view could
it be possiblc?) discovered hat gay
pcnnon to be her own red comforter,
tassels and all, streamingin the breeze.
~Spccchlcss, she turned to her father,
but, Notwithstanding, he lifted her
down. and ran with the crowd to see
the rescued men helped aboard.
Meanwhile down the cabin gangway
fled Milly, and burst in on the astonish-
ed ladies there with a cry:
mamma. mamma, what do YOU
think? They've saved them and my
comforter was the flag
''Milly, my child"' cried the mother,
s~pringing to her feet. Good Heavens,
has this excitement driven the child
mad?'
But, pcrsisting that she was still sane,
Milly dragged her mother backward to
see for herself. Yes, there was no mis-
taking it-thcre, in its vivid warmth of
color, tluttcred the comforter, a little
sea-staincd to be sure, but unmistaka-
bly, the same.
80, mamma, I see it ALI" cried
M'l:y. suddenly. 81 see it all! see it
all: The boy said his brother was a
sailor-that boy in the boat must have
been he-do, do go and ask the captain
if he is alive, and if we may see him"
Eyes, yes, dear, when papa comes.
Now You must sit down, for you are
trembling all over"
In less than an hour word was brought
by the steward that all The rescued men
-an. -,-1 Al T..